Cebuano
A language of Philippines
| Population | 15,800,000 in Philippines (2000 census). Population total all countries: 15,807,260. |
| Region | Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Visayas and parts of Mindanao. Also in United States. |
| Language maps |
Southern Philippines, reference number 83 Southern Philippines, reference number 83 |
| Alternate names | Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan |
| Dialects | Cebu, Boholano, Leyte, Mindanao Visayan. Boholano is sometimes considered a separate language. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Cebuan |
| Language use | Trade language. Also use Filipino [fil]. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1917–1981. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HSIEH, Fuhui; TANANGKINGSING, Michael, authors. 2006. "The empty root in Cebuano and Kavalan: a cognitive perspective."
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LLIDO, Paul, author. 2006. "Inflectional case assignment in Cebuano."
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LUZARES, Casilda E., author. 1977. "Cebuano verb morphology: an application of case grammar, Part 1."
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LUZARES, Casilda E., author. 1978. "Cebuano verb morphology: an application of case grammar, Part II."
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MCFARLAND, Curtis D., author. 2006. "Deictic pronouns in Philippine languages."
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MCFARLAND, Curtis D., author. 2008. "Deictic pronouns in Philippine languages."
MEIKLEJOHN, Kathleen; MEIKLEJOHN, Percy, authors. 1953. "Notes on Cebuano syntax."
MOREY, Virginia, author. 1961. Cebuano reference materials.
PAYNE, Doris L., author. 1995. "Verb initial languages and information order."
VALKAMA, Kari, author. 2000. Grammatical relations in Cebuano.
WALTERS, Dennis, author. 1994. Discourse-based evidence for an ergative analysis of Cebuano.
WALTERS, Dennis, author. 1995. Discourse based evidence for an ergative analysis of Cebuano.

